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Four 'Kinzhal' missiles were sent to Ivano-Frankivsk region to strike a military airfield and pilots who will soon go to Europe for training. Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, said this on the air of the nationwide telethon 'United News', according to Ukrinform. "This is another attack by terrorists with Kh-47 missiles. The missiles were aimed at military airfields that have been under enemy fire for months. And the Starokostyantyniv airfield ( Khmelnytskyi region - ed.) is the most affected by the Russian occupants' attacks. This time, our youth, our young pilots, who are about to leave…

US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, commenting on the barbaric rocket attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv, said that Russia's disregard for human life has no bounds. The US ambassador wrote about this on social network X (ʼTwitterʼ)," according to Ukrinform. “Russia continues its relentless and barbaric attacks on the people of Ukraine — yesterday hitting a hotel in Zaporizhzhia used by UN colleagues and USAID partners; today shooting missiles at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. In the past 24 hours: 4 killed, 40+ injured, and a children's hospital damaged by debris. Russia's disregard for human life knows no bounds”, Brink…

One of the four enemy Kh-47 missiles was shot down in Ukraine on the morning of Friday, August 11. “Around 10:00, the enemy launched four Kh-47 ‘Kinzhal’ air-launched ballistic missiles from four MiG-31K aircraft. The missiles were fired from the airspace of Tula and Lipetsk regions of the Russian Federation,” the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Telegram. The missiles entered Ukraine’s airspace from the northern direction, heading southwest to the area of the Kolomyia airfield in Ivano-Frankivsk region. One Kh-47 missile was destroyed within Kyiv region. The rest struck near the airfield. Objects of civilian…

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, General Daniel Zmeko discussed the Ukrainian army needs for weapons, ammunition, and air defense systems. "We held a constructive meeting, worked at one of the command posts. I familiarized my colleague with the situation at the front, the course of our defensive and offensive operations, told about the actions of the enemy," Zaluzhny posted on Telegram. According to the Commander-in-Chief, the current needs of the Ukrainian army for weapons, ammunition, and air defense systems were also discussed,…

In Ukraine, three state-owned defense plants have already started production of FPV drones. Yaroslav Oliynyk, adviser to the Minister of Strategic Industries, said this during a speech at the iForum conference, Ukrinform reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine. The minister's adviser also said that three domestic enterprises had already started the production of FPV drones. "Now they are training staff and working on setting up the purchase of components. I cannot disclose details for security reasons," he said. Oliynyk also presented five main steps to achieve this goal. First of all,…

This morning, the enemy launched a missile attack on Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine. "This morning, the enemy launched a missile attack on Prykarpattia. A civilian object was hit. There are casualties, including a child who was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The doctors did everything possible, but, unfortunately, the child's life could not be saved. Condolences to the family!" Svitlana Onyshchuk, Head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. The victim of the missile strike was an 8-year-old boy, the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram. "According to the investigation data, around 10:00 on August 11,…

The Defense Forces of Ukraine are making progress in Tavria direction. “Artillery units of the defense forces of Tavria direction performed 1,464 fire missions during the day. Over the past day, the enemy lost 257 people killed, wounded and captured (killed - 49, wounded - 208),” General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops, posted on Telegram. As the commander informed, 16 units of enemy military equipment were destroyed, including four armored combat vehicles, three artillery systems and mortars, one multiple launch rocket system, one unmanned aerial vehicle, five vehicles, and two units of special equipment.…

The enemy actively resists in Bakhmut direction. Nine combat engagements took place there over the past day. "Over the past day, nine combat engagements took place in Bakhmut direction. The defense forces have priority here. The enemy actively resists, using artillery. The enemy launched 531 strikes with all types of artillery, carried out five air raids," Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said during the United News national telethon. According to him, the enemy’s manpower was destroyed significantly – 63 occupiers were eliminated, 127 were wounded, and five more were captured. Moreover, five…

In the prisons of the so-called 'Luhansk People's Republic', Russian invaders have begun forced preparations to send prisoners to the front. The Luhansk Regional Military Administration reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "The lists of those who are eligible have already been sent to the Russians. Almost everyone will be sent to the front, except for the seriously ill and certain categories of prisoners," the statement reads. According to the RMA, in the cities that were temporarily occupied last year, the money is received mainly by those who are entitled to at least some social benefits. According to the…

The Russian army has been shelling the Kherson region since the morning, three women were injured in Komyshany. The Kherson Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. As noted, at about 4:00 a.m. an enemy attacked a residential building in Komyshany. Three women aged 50, 65 and 84 were injured. The victims were hospitalized and currently they are receiving the necessary medical care. Read also: Russians shell Bilozerka in Kherson region - people receiving humanitarian aid injured At 8:00 a.m, Russians dropped explosives from an unmanned aerial vehicle on the humanitarian aid distribution center in Beryslav. No…